Help with Screwtape Letters Quote
Posted:
July 14th, 2009, 6:44 pm
by lightahead
I heard a quote on the radio today from Screwtape Letters but have been unable to find the exact quote and wondered if someone could help me out. It was essentially: The most dazzling trick of Satan is to get people to worship him and think that they're worshipping God.
Thanks
Re: Help with Screwtape Letters Quote
Posted:
July 14th, 2009, 8:42 pm
by Sven
Welcome, lightahead.
I don't believe it is a quote, but rather a paraphrase by the radio commentator of several of Screwtape's comments through out the book. Not a particularly good paraphrase, for the devils in the book aren't so much seeking worship of Satan, as worship of anyone/anything other than God. See the discussion of the Materialist Magician in Letter 7.